Applying to Medical School with AMCAS
The American Medical College Application Service® (AMCAS®) is the AAMC's centralized medical school application processing service. Most U.S. medical schools use AMCAS as the primary application method for their first-year entering classes.
Empowering Tomorrow's Physician Leaders
With close ties to Stanford University and a world-class medical center, Stanford University School of Medicine sets the training ground for the next generation of biomedical leaders and pioneers. All of the resources of our campus - extraordinary faculty and peers, state-of-the-art facilities and a diverse campus life – will provide you limitless opportunities to interact with a community of scholars who will support your educational endeavors and make you feel at home.
Our Mission Statement
To educate and inspire a diverse group of leaders in medicine and science who will improve human health through discovery, innovation, scholarship, education, and the delivery of outstanding patient-centered care.
For inquiries regarding Medical School Admissions: (650) 723-6861.
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E-mail: mdadmissions@stanford.edu
Knight-Hennessy Scholars
Join dozens of Stanford Medicine students who receive up to three years of funding and valuable leadership skills as Knight-Hennessy Scholars (KHS).
KHS admits up to 100 applicants each year from across Stanford's seven graduate schools, and delivers engaging experiences that prepare them to be visionary, courageous, and collaborative leaders ready to address complex global challenges. As a scholar, you join a multidisciplinary and multicultural cohort, participate in up to three years of KHS's leadership program, and receive funding for up to three years of your graduate studies at Stanford.
Citizens of any country may apply. KHS applicants must have earned their first undergraduate degree within the last seven years, and must submit separate applications to KHS and to an eligible Stanford graduate degree program. Stanford PhD students may also apply to KHS during their first year of PhD enrollment.
If you aspire to be a leader in your field, we invite you to apply. The KHS application deadline is October 6, 2026 at 1:00 p.m PT. Learn more about KHS admission.
As part of our mission to train future leaders and scholars in multiple domains, Stanford School of Medicine offers unique, highly flexible curricula that enable MD students to pursue clinical investigation during medical training. With several degree and non-degree physician-scientist pathways available, most Stanford MD students pursue scholarly investigation and biomedical research – giving them the skills to translate research, create better understanding of disease, and lead clinical trials.
Stanford offers a range of opportunities to pursue multiple advanced degrees, both within the medical school and at schools across the university.